Book Patrol is a place where you can share in Michael Lieberman's passion for the printed word, the history of the book as an object and as a cultural artifact.

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How about this one for your next catered affair. Created by the German design firm KOREFE for a large publishing house, it is billed as “The first and only Cookbook you can actually read, cook and eat.” Sheets of printed pasta … Continue reading →

Wow! Loving this interior designed by architect and furniture designer Arthur Casas for the Saraiva Bookstore in São Paulo, Brazil . While the rest of the bookstore stays pretty linear he has created a stunning children’s section. Wrapped in a rainbow-colored carpet with Gaudi-style shelves … Continue reading →

Welcome to ‘As If From Nowhere’ a project by Irish designer Orla Reynolds that originated from Reynold’s “imagining the home as a theatre stage.” Through her research focused on small living spaces, she found “the walls seemed to be the most … Continue reading →

Craig Harwood and his 11 year-old daughter were watching the events at Sandy Hook elementary school play out on television when she turned to him and said, “‘Dad, can’t you invent something to stop this from happening?’” That was all Harwood, … Continue reading →

Here’s some DIY magic from Grathio Labs. Now you too can learn how to turn a old book into a bedside lamp. “It turns off when its closed and gives off a variable amount of light depending on how far … Continue reading →

Ackermann’s Repository was a popular periodical, published in England from 1809-1828. It’s full moniker was “The Repository of Arts, Literature, Commerce, Manufactures, Fashion, and Politics.” It was published by R. Ackermann and became known simply as Ackermann’s Repository. It was published … Continue reading →

The gods must be shining down on Zwolle, a small town outside of Amsterdam. The Dutch bookshop Waanders In de Broeren has recently moved to town and set up shop in a 15th century gothic catederal! BK. Architecten has created a beautiful bookshop … Continue reading →

“Why should kids have all the fun? Your poet wants to go to work with you too.” We’re only days away from Take Your Poet to Work Day courtesy of tweetspeak. Poe, Dickinson, Neruda, Eliot, Rumi, Basho and others are all waiting … Continue reading →

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